rifle range
Americannoun
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a firing range for practice with rifles.
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the range of, or distance coverable by, a bullet fired from a rifle.
The enemy was within rifle range.
noun
Etymology
Origin of rifle range
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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My first job, which I started as a freshman in high school, was working at a local gun club and rifle range.
From Slate ● Apr. 22, 2023
Responding to media reports that the school's rifle range had been cordoned off, Surrey Police confirmed it was not part of the scene of the incident.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023
Today, Paul Nelson Farm includes over 5,000 acres, 35 private sleeping rooms that each have private lavatories, and a long-distance rifle range.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2020
“Hi Juan. How is the planting coming along? Did you ever get to the small fields — the two off of the rifle range and the soy bean plot?”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2019
The first all-Navajo platoon had scored the highest marks ever on the pistol and rifle range.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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